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A Place like Home

Creating an early years environment with a feeling like home. A guide for teachers.

$49 for an individual, $79 for a team
Learn at your own pace, when you can from any device. No time limits. 

What does being here each day do for the soul of a child?

What does being here each day do for the soul of a child?
That’s the real question behind home-i-tising — the art of creating a “home away from home” where little hearts feel safe, seen, and cherished.

Many children spend more waking hours in our early learning spaces than in their own homes. So how do we make our places worthy of their hearts? This toolkit will help you bring homeliness into your environment — not just in how it looks, but in how it feels and what it means.

Created By

The Heart School

Skill Level

Suitable for beginners to experienced educators

Inside the Home-i-tising Toolkit (PDF):

  • Discover what home-like really means — in both space and spirit
  • Learn the homely trifecta of head, hands, and heart
  • Explore heart-furnishing ideas that spark connection, comfort, and calm
  • Infuse your environment with sensory warmth and heart language
  • Reflect, journal, and converse with our “beanbag ponder” prompts and “pause” reflections

This isn’t just another PDF to tick off your list. It’s a soulful experience designed to help you slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the heart of your work.

Because when our spaces are heart-like, children feel it.
They belong. They thrive. They remember.
Create a place that doesn’t just house children — it holds them.
A place from the heart, for the heart, and full of heart.
Certificate of completion provided for your professional learning records
Your teachers

Meet Anja and Kimberley

We are two early childhood teachers based in New Zealand and the founders of The Heart School.

We have decades of experience as teachers on the floor and owners/managers of our own early childhood settings.

We practice from, with and for the heart. Join us on the heart path. Draw from our experience and dive into our resources!

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